Source: New York Post
No matter what happens, it is very hard to picture a world in which the Islanders come out as definitive losers of the past 24 hours. See Also New York Islanders Islanders add Stanley Cup winner Ondrej Palat in trade with Devils Combine the two deals they made with their two crosstown rivals and Mathieu Darche, essentially, traded an underperforming Maxim Tsyplakov, who was in need of a change of scenery, to the Devils in exchange for Carson Soucy, Ondrej Palat and a 2027 sixth-round pick, while swapping his 2026 third-rounder with New Jersey’s — which might end up being a better pick when all is said and done. Palat’s $6 million cap hit next season could become a problem for the Islanders to navigate, but even in the absolute worst-case scenario, they can wash their hands of him in 2027.
